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During an appearance on ESPN's "NBA Today," NBA insider Marc J. Spears shared details of an emotional conversation between Tatum and his father following the devastating injury. According to Spears, Tatum asked his father, "Why me, dad? Why me? Why does this have to happen to me?"

An NBA insider shared details of the tearful call Jayson Tatum made to his father after his devastating injury.

According to Marc Spears, Jayson Tatum's father said that his son is looking at an eight to nine-month recovery from a ruptured Achilles.

After the Boston Celtics won convincingly in Game 5 against the New York Knicks, despite the absence of Jayson Tatum, there were some hot take artists working their craft. Chief among them was Fox Sports's Emmanuel Acho,

New York remains up 3-2 in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. However, Smith was concerned by what he saw from Boston, particularly the way the team adjusted after losing Jayson Tatum to a torn Achilles tendon. Smith took issue with co-host Udonis Haslem claiming earlier in the show that the Knicks would be all right.

A six-time All-Star, Tatum had an emotional conversation with his father after tearing his Achilles tendon. Spears revealed the details of the talk on NBA Today with Malika Andrews of ESPN.